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  • Lab-Engineered Bee Superfood Surges Colonies 15-fold

    Lab-Engineered Bee Superfood Surges Colonies 15-fold

    A lab-engineered yeast supplement boosted bee colony brood production 15-fold. Here's what it means for your food and how to help bees now.

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  • USDA Ends Food Security Reports After 30 Years

    USDA Ends Food Security Reports After 30 Years

    The USDA quietly ended its 30-year food security report in 2025. Here's what was lost, who it affected, and what communities can do now.

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  • Fire Cooking Masters Texture in 2026 Kitchens

    Fire Cooking Masters Texture in 2026 Kitchens

    Fire cooking in 2026 is a precision texture craft. Learn heat zones, smoke chemistry, and how to master crust and tenderness at home.

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  • Cocoa Waste Yields Antioxidant Honey

    Cocoa Waste Yields Antioxidant Honey

    Bees foraging cocoa pulp produce a honey rich in antioxidants and caramel-citrus flavor, offering farmers new income and a circular farming model.

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  • GLP-1 Drugs Are Reshaping How America Eats

    GLP-1 Drugs Are Reshaping How America Eats

    GLP-1 drugs are reshaping food design, portion sizes, and eating culture as 12.4% of U.S. adults use weight-loss medications by mid-2025.

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  • Fermentation Tech Reshapes What Plant Proteins Can Do

    Fermentation Tech Reshapes What Plant Proteins Can Do

    Precision fermentation is solving plant protein's biggest problems: bland taste, wrong texture, and nutrition gaps. Here's what the science shows in 2025.

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  • Grains of Truth Report: 86% Want Sustainable Diets

    Grains of Truth Report: 86% Want Sustainable Diets

    The Grains of Truth Report finds 86% of consumers want sustainable diets. Here's what the data reveals about the gap between desire and daily reality.

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  • EAT-Lancet Urges 7x Bean Surge for Planetary Diets

    EAT-Lancet Urges 7x Bean Surge for Planetary Diets

    EAT-Lancet calls for a 7x increase in bean consumption. Here's why legumes beat beef on nutrition, cost, and climate, plus how to make the shift.

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  • Plant Plunge Proves Future Docs Can Shift to WFPB in Weeks

    Plant Plunge Proves Future Docs Can Shift to WFPB in Weeks

    Medical students went WFPB for weeks and found protein myths, fast physical shifts, and new empathy for patients. Here is what they learned.

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  • 500K Microplastics Leach from Microwaved Meals in 5 Minutes

    500K Microplastics Leach from Microwaved Meals in 5 Minutes

    A 2026 Greenpeace report found up to 534,000 microplastic particles leach into food from a single microwaved plastic container in just five minutes.

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